This Hyped Adidas Sneaker Used to Go for $500. Now It’s Just $75
Samba summer may be over but the Samba sale has just begun.
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The Samba is the little sneaker that could. Conceived in the 1950s as a winter soccer shoe, the old-school design has proved its staying power with sales skyrocketing over the past few years.
In fact, demand was so high in 2022 — the peak of the so-called "Samba Summer" — that pairs of the $100 Samba OGs were reportedly selling for more than $500 on sites like StockX . The shoe also topped the Lyst Index , a quarterly report of the hottest brands and products.
The Samba name has been around since the 1950s but it has never been more popular; in 2022, demand saw pairs selling for as much as $500 on resale sites. - Credit: Adidas
Though Adidas's manufacturing lines have since caught up with the hype train, the Samba remains as popular as ever.
In October alone, we've seen Adidas release a trio of luxury takes on the shoe, including a $250 rendition by way of Grace Wales Bonner that sold out damn near instantly .
A rare deal on the Samba OG
If that price sounds too steep for you, head on over to Dick's Sporting Goods.
The retailer just dropped the price on a handful of Samba OGs, bringing the price down to $75 for the red-and-white colorway of the same shoe that recently demanded much, much more.
Dick's Sporting Goods has discounted a handful of colorways of the Samba OG (pictured). - Credit: Adidas
Meanwhile, other colorways, such as green and white, are going for just $80 — still a 20 percent discount on the sticker price … and a heckuva lot cheaper than $500.
For now, plenty of sizes remain up for grabs. No one will know you got such a great deal.
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